1990 Pontiac Bonneville service brakes, hydraulic problems
17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1990 Pontiac Bonneville — 44% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While on a two way street, brakes got hard and car would not stop. Consumer had to keep pumping on brakes until it started to slow down.*ak the abs failed teice and the consumer feels unsafe to drive the vehcile. *yh”
filed Mar 12, 2001
“The abs brake system has failed intermittently since the car was new. It was never fixed and was hard to duplicate. The brake pedal will be locked out under a panic stop but the abs fails to kick in and the car is essentially brakeless. Others have undoubtedly died or suffered serious injury…”
filed Jan 18, 2001
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Bonneville years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 Bonneville | 2 | 7% |
| 2003 Bonneville | 2 | 4% |
| 2002 Bonneville | 3 | 3% |
| 2001 Bonneville | 7 | 5% |
| 2000 Bonneville | 15 | 7% |
| 1999 Bonneville | 9 | 6% |
| 1998 Bonneville | 4 | 1% |
| 1997 Bonneville | 11 | 7% |
| 1996 Bonneville | 7 | 5% |
| 1995 Bonneville | 22 | 9% |
| 1994 Bonneville | 10 | 11% |
| 1993 Bonneville | 42 | 30% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1990 Pontiac Bonneville
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.